degraded
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By protecting those proteins from being degraded, leucine allows mitochondria to work at a higher level and helps cells meet increased energy demands.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
The material was designed to localize to injured tissue by binding to leaky microvasculature and was largely degraded within about three days.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
The documents were badly degraded but the issue date on the passport was legible.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Rising sea levels and surging tides from increasingly powerful storms -- resulting in an increase in soil salinity -- have degraded agricultural lands, pushing people into tiger territory.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
This phrase, ‘immutable mobiles’, sums up neatly the epistemological paradox of the fact: facts can be moved around, transferred from one person to another, without being degraded, or so at least the story goes.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing degraded
"The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848)
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"Ellen West" by Frank Bidart
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